Thursday, February 28, 2008

So in next month's issue of Wired there's a list of top sidekicks as voted by readers...which is truly jank.
Here's the list with apparently no order (though top to bottom seem reasonable)...keep in mind the readership of Wired.:

Samwise Gamgee from LOTR

Mr. Spock from Star Trek

Robin from Batman

Chewbacca from Star Wars (R2-D2 / C3PO would be better for this universe)

Willow from Buffy (yeah that's like saying Jayne from Firefly is Mal's sidekick)

Beaker from the Muppets (lolz)

I'm sure people can come up with a better list. Dr. Watson, probably the most classic sidekick, isn't there? Boo urns. Where is SHORTROUND? I guess Asians don't read Wired! XD
I thought about it some more and here's my top 9:

Dr. Watson from Sherlock Holmes

Robin from Batman

Samwise Gamgee from LOTR

R2D2/C3P0 from Star Wars

Agent 99 from Get Smart (a rare case of the sidekick being more legit than the main character)

Luigi from infi Mario Nintendo games

Shortround from Indiana Jones (Is this my Asian bias?)

Otacon from Metal Gear Solid (he's like The Oracle of the MGS universe!)

Ace from Doctor Who (she's the most popular companion right?)

I left off people who I felt weren't really sidekicks because they developed as characters on their TV shows (Spock, Data, Weldonverse characters).
I'm sure I've forgotten some good ones, so if you have any better suggestions, you know what to do.